Kobo launches ebooks, devices in India
Kobo has entered the ereading market in India, with a number of its ereading devices now available from bookselling chains Crossword and WH Smith, and electronics retailer Croma. In a statement,...
Whitcoulls suspends ebookstore
New Zealand bookselling chain Whitcoulls has suspended its Kobo-powered ebookstore due to ‘recent publicity surrounding ebook publishing through automated feeds provided by Kobo’. In a statement on the Whitcoulls website,...
Kobo removes all self-published titles from UK store
Kobo has removed all self-published titles from its UK store following WH Smith’s decision to take its website offline while it removes explicit ebooks provided by the retailer, reports the Bookseller....
Kobo appoints managing director for Australia, NZ
Kobo has appointed Stephanie Ogden as managing director of Kobo Asia-Pacific and South Africa, which includes responsibility for the Australian and New Zealand markets. Ogden, who has 19 years’ experience...
Ogden joins Kobo
Stephanie Ogden has been appointed as managing director of Kobo Asia-Pacific and South Africa, which includes responsibility for the Australian and New Zealand markets. Ogden, who has previously worked for...
Kobo to launch ebooks, devices in the Philippines
Kobo will enter the Philippines ereading market this month, with a number of its ereading devices to be available from bookselling chain National Book Store from 20 September. Kobo said in a...
Kobo to launch dedicated children’s and magazine ebookstores this year; new devices unveiled
Kobo will launch a dedicated children’s ebookstore in Australia and add local magazine content to its catalogue before Christmas. Malcolm Neil, director of content acquisition for Kobo in the Asia...
Kobo now selling devices direct in Australia, New Zealand
Australian and New Zealand consumers can now purchase Kobo ereading devices directly from Kobo.com. The company announced this week that all of its devices, including the recently-launched, high-definition Kobo Aura, are...
Booksellers NZ, Kobo to offer US scholarships for young booksellers
Booksellers New Zealand and ebook provider Kobo have announced that two young booksellers will be given the opportunity to attend the American Booksellers Association’s 2014 Winter Institute in Seattle, Oregan,...
NZ library service selling Kobo devices; plans to offer ereader rentals
In New Zealand, Hutt City Libraries is now selling Kobo ereading devices to its members, and plans to offer the devices for rent in coming months, reports the Hutt News....
Jon Page on the digital future for booksellers
Pages & Pages general manager Jon Page is stepping down as president of the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) in June. In his final ‘President’s report’ in the ABA’s News on...
Kobo launches online game contest featuring ‘Inferno’-inspired ebooks from Writing Life author
Kobo has created an online game contest featuring three new ebooks from one of its self-published authors to tie in with Dan Brown’s new book Inferno, which was released worldwide...
Kobo unveils new high-definition ereader; plans to launch illustrated content, magazines this year
Kobo has unveiled a new high-definition ereading device, which will be available from Australian and New Zealand retailers in June. The Kobo Aura HD is a front-lit, 6.8-inch device with...
US indie booksellers increase ebook sales under Kobo
In the US, Kobo has helped American Booksellers Association (ABA) member booksellers sell more ebooks in its first month’s partnership with the organisation than Google did in more than two...
The ebook experience: pricing and marketing
Last year, Ruth Jelley interviewed several Australian fiction publishers—one large multinational, one medium-sized independent and one small independent—about their digital publishing programs. In this edited extract from her master’s thesis,...
Tamblyn appointed chief content officer at Kobo
In Canada, Michael Tamblyn has been appointed as chief content officer at ebook provider Kobo. The company said in a statement that Tamblyn’s promotion will make him responsible for ‘content acquisition...
Kobo announces 2012 results, device sales doubled
Kobo has announced its results for 2012, reporting an increase in sales of both ereaders and ebooks. In a statement, Kobo reported that it doubled device sales in 2012, going...
Kobo, Booksellers New Zealand partnership ‘off to a good start’
The independent New Zealand bookstores that sell Kobo ebooks and devices have received strong support from their customers since introducing the products to their stores, according the Booksellers New Zealand...
New Kobo devices available at Collins
Collins Booksellers are now selling the ‘Kobo Family’ devices. This includes the Kobo Touch, along with new devices the Kobo Glo, a front-lit, six-inch ereader; the Kobo Mini, a five-inch ereader; and...
Collins opens company-owned store at Sydney hospital; further hospital stores planned
Collins Booksellers has opened a new company-owned bookstore at the Royal North Shore Hospital in St Leonards, Sydney. The store officially opened on 12 December to coincide with the official...